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Moving from rhetoric to effective implementation for Australian governments' sustainability policies

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dc.contributor.authorCarter, A.J.
dc.contributor.authorPisaniello, J.D.
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe effectiveness of government policies for achieving sustainable development is increasingly the subject of international research. This paper examines coordinated approaches to policy implementation through seven case studies, builds on prior findings regarding coordination, and places the problem in a complex governance setting. Five issues are highlighted: cooperative federalism; the sustainability notion; political considerations; emergent power imbalances between levels of government and/or other stakeholders; and, finally, the size, scale and scope of programs. From these five elements, two critical themes and what they mean for theoretical development are assessed: firstly, the effectiveness of policy is examined within the federal system of government; and secondly, the importance of political and power imbalance considerations in the governance of sustainable development, particularly use of the politics of fear, and bureaucratic processes and party politics.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability, 2012; 18(1):25-55
dc.identifier.issn1448-6679
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/122431
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of South Australia
dc.rightsCopyright 2012 University of South Australia
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjecteffective implementation
dc.subjectgovernment policy
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.titleMoving from rhetoric to effective implementation for Australian governments' sustainability policies
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
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